Queensland, Australia News

The lead contamination in Mount Isa was apparently caused by mining operations according to the results of a scientific study.

South Sydney Rabbitohs prop George Burgess has been charged with two counts of wilful damage to a car following an incident in Cairns, according to reports.

Big swells are expected on the Gold and Sunshine coasts this week as a low pressure system builds in the Tasman Sea.

It's still not clear if a Queensland bushwalker who was shot in the stomach was the victim of an attack or an accident, police say.

Kendall St, Bundaberg was severely affected by flooding. More than 1000 homes remain at risk of being inundated in future floods.

There were plenty of great photos taken at City2South yesterday, but few better than this.

COMPETITORS representing eight countries will literally leap into action when the Showdown @ the Showgrounds makes a spectacular start to Queensland's only true international motorsport event, the International Rally of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast on 12-14 July.

An 85-year-old Brisbane woman believes she has solved the infamous Gatton murders - one of Australia's most long-standing unsolved crimes.

Despite a very wet start, Queensland's 200 peanut farmers have produced a decent harvest of about 35,000 tonnes this year.

AFTER watching one son die an excruciating death from methanol poisoning, a southern Queensland father says he's thankful his other son has pulled through.

IN FIRING LINE: Xstrata's mining operations in Mount Isa. Scientists say that mining in the region has caused excess blood levels in local children.

Chris O'Connor, Martin Dahlstrom, Dan Hoare and Andrew McCole from Emergency Management Queensland who did 50 rooftop retrievals in Bundaberg in January meeting Premier Campbell Newman earlier this year.

In lean times, the independent MP says his pivotal vote means he has 'got a lot of money' for his favoured projects In tight financial times ministers have to fight hard to stop the budget razor gang slashing funding for their pet projects, and even harder to get any money allocated to new plans.

The 18-year-old, who signed for the Townsville NBL club earlier this month, is in Liverpool Hospital after being hit with a stray bullet after gatecrashers were ejected from a party in Sydney's southwest early on Saturday.

Tony Castro and his father Livio Castro are cane farmers in Bundaberg who have seen the industry change over many years.

Lemon myrtle essential oil is distilled from the fragrant leaves of trees native to Southern Queensland, Australia.

A recent report has revealed that the Northern Territory's capital city is the best place to go for people looking for work, with more job vacancies than unemployed people.

Ian discusses some stories from the newspapers with Frank Crook, and then gets a call from David in Richmond, about his memories of freshly-baked bread in France.

The first whale of the season was spotted yesterday in Hervey Bay off Coongul Creek by all those on board a fishing charter.

The Wizard of Oz star Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids and her childhood home needed a fresh coat of paint.